Guard-rail.



E. HuSEL.

GUARD HAIL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5. I9I8.

1,285,194. A. PnnfeaN0v.19,1918.

, 4Z .wr .1M/avm? l if@ 57W/ Af/J ETH() HUSEL, OF GOOPERSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA.

GUARD-RAIL.

Specification of Letters iPatent. Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Application led ."Iunez 1918. lSerial N o. 238,312.

To all whom'z't may concern:

Be it known that I, ETHo HUsEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cooperstown. in the county of Griggs and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guard-Rails, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in that type of 'protective devices used for the purpose of protecting pigs against injury by *brood sows. It is a primary obs ject of my invention to provide a device of this character which is easily attached in position withinl hog pens and capableof being adjusted to accord with vthe space allowable for its applicationin pens of different sizes.

To this end the invention consists of a sec tional rail, bracket supporting means there` for, and means coperating with ythe supporting means to prevent the accidental displacement of the rail from its support.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically de-y scribed and claimed. Reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specicaton, wherein.

Figure 1 is xa side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectionalview on they line 2 2 of Fig. l; and

Figs. 3 and s are horizontal sectional views on the respective lines 3 3 and 4-L of Fig. 1.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of they drawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, l indicates the lateral wall ofa pig pen and 2, 2 brackets attached to said wall at the proper height, used for the purpose of supporting the adjustable guard rail 8. This rail `is preferably composed of telescoping sections 3', 3 each one of which at its outer extremity is provided with 'a head d. The sections, of the rail thus constructed and applied in position are' held from displacement 'by adjustable collars 5 one of such collars being provided for each section. Each collar carries a set screw G and when moved into position adjacent to an end bracket 2 it will prevent longitudinal movement 0f the rail in one direction while the heads 4 of said rail prevent movement thereof in the opposite direction. It will be apparent that the sections of the rail may be further telescoped one within the other to reduce the length of the rail or may be extended as the case may be for the purpose of lengthening the rail.

It is not unusual that Kwhen hogs `are being fed, in their` eagerness to obtain the food they mash small pigs against the pen walls, resulting in severe injury and death to the pigs. IVhere, however, the rail is used and adjusted ata suitableheight yfrom the ground floor the sows are prevented from jamming the pigs in the manner described, the latter taking positions beneath the rail which protects them. The article, it will be observed,

a se't collar mounted upon each section for i coperation with the bracket supports at opposite sides 'to that occupied by the headed extremities.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

ETHO HUSEL.

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